When They Ask for My Email...
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
October 17, 2019 7:54pm CST
Almost every store now is asking for your email now when you shop. They want to send you all the upcoming sales and offers but I'll tell you it never ends.
I've kept a few that aren't too bad and by that I mean they only send you a few emails a month announcing new products and any discounts or coupons they're offering. But mostly they will send you an endless stream of offers, etc. and you find your email list goes on forever.
There's only a few stores I like well enough to be interested in their offers but it's a trend that seems to be getting worse. So I just unsubscribe if I can.
Have you noticed this trend growing in your locale. 
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 Oct 19
I have an alternate email address that I rarely check that I give out to these people, works for me!! lol Or I just refuse.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Oct 19
@MarymargII Yes I so understand the benefits of getting the emails lol
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Oct 19
@BelleStarr Yes the odd time they get me back with an offer I can't refuse---lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
I f I'm not interested in that store or company too much I just say no. But I do get the odd good offer that suits----lol!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Oct 19
Yes, I have noticed the same thing. Sometimes, I give them the email address and then, when I start getting them, I either ask them to drop me from their email list, or I have them all sent to spam. It is so irritating! At least, I would rather get an email than a phone call.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
19 Oct 19
@MarymargII - Oh, yes! I hate it when strangers show up at my door.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
That's true or even a knock on your door---lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
20 Oct 19
@DeborahDiane Yes and it was quite the thing in former years- a little scary-haha!
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
22 Nov 19
@MarymargII , Every time I go for my haircut, she always asks me for my email and I always say NO.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Nov 19
@marlina I know- what is that anyway--- get over it already- right? lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Nov 19
Great way to get them out of your face! haha!
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@LadyDuck (458388)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 19
@MarymargII I am glad that they do not ask here.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
31 Oct 19
@LadyDuck Count yourself lucky! It gets to be way too much after awhile.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
That's a much better solution although most of the time I say no. It's still annoying though.
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I do allow a few of my favorite stores to send me emails. I just unsubscribed from one today.@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
29 Oct 19
@DianneN In marketing there's always the overkill, it seems
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Oct 19
I know- if they wouldn't get so crazy and send them out several times a week it wouldn't be so bad- :(
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
18 Oct 19
Yes, same here. But we usually use social APPs, thus the online stores will send their offers or discounts everyday. Then, like you did, I just unsubscribe it if I feel bothered.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
I find sometimes though they even make it hard to unsubscribe - sheesh!
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
30 Oct 19
@Behindtheguitarbar And sometimes you have to unsubscribe a few times to get it done.
@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
21 Oct 19
@MarymargII yep, sometimes they did make it hard to unsubscribe. awful.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 Oct 19
Yes they do a lot of them do the same here or sign a guest book with the email.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Oct 19
@TiarasOceanView Haha! but they want you right back and often now--lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
It does get annoying though- I remember the old days of just shopping or going to the restaurant- haha! And it's over when you pay your bill. :)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
18 Oct 19
This hasn't happened to me much. I will usually give it if I like the store / restaurant. There's only been one or two places that I've had to unsubscribe from.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
Well that's lucky but I think my problem is that I think at the time I want to get them because I like the place but then when I start getting them it's way too much.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
19 Oct 19
@MarymargII There was a service I came across that allows you to unsubscribe en masse. I've used it once or twice before to help clear my inbox. I find that the majority of the spammy emails come from companies I've found online. When I am out and about in the world and give my email address, I get maybe one or two a month.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
31 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes you're right the online ones are way more often and aggressive now that I think of it.
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@FourWalls (62200)
• United States
18 Oct 19
I have a yahoo mail account I never check. They can have that address.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
That's another great solution to a growing problem. Yes, my husband has a few emails.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Oct 19
I hate that! Not only do they bombard you but they pass along to others and it gets insane. The selling of emails addresses isn't just by "bad guy" harvesters but legit companies and government.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
So true- it's the latest selling bombardment for sure--- They used to just knock on your door---lol!
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
18 Oct 19
Yes it seems everytime I go anywhere to buy things they ask my email. Sometimes I just tell them I don't have one and then they just look at me like I am an alien. lol
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
Haha! That's a good one too- haha! But I often just say no thanks, I get too many already! :)
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
31 Oct 19
@Happy2BeMe So very true- it's never ending and you end up with a ton of marketing emails for sure. 
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
19 Oct 19
@MarymargII and some of them ask it every time even when you say you already have it, they say we need to have it again to send the new deals when they send them all along anyway.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
18 Oct 19
Yes it everywhere now, the only places I give my email is at the doctor's so they can text me his next appointments.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
Yes some places it's actually convenient like for appointments.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
18 Oct 19
I can see that happening with online shopping, but none of the stores I physically shop at ask for my email.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
For me and especially lately I've been asked a lot. It's annoying sometimes.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
My daughter does too and she doesn't get too many either.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Oct 19
Yes I tell them I dont have one. I know I lie but......
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Oct 19
At least it gets them off your back or should I say computer.
